3AM

[Intro – ambient, acoustic] (soft guitar, room tone) 3 a.m… Still breathin’… Another night… [Verse 1 – Voice A (melodic, tired, intimate)] I wake up mad I woke up Lord, here we go again Same old ceiling Same old water stain in the paint Coffee’s cold on the nightstand Didn’t sleep a wink Keep tellin’ myself I’m alright But I know what I think Talk to that mirror Like it’s someone I can fool But the truth gets louder When the house goes quiet too [Chorus – Voice A (emotional, restrained lift)] I keep sayin’ “enough already” But the night just drags along Wish the credits rolled already Like the end of a sad song I’m so tired of feelin’ buried In a skin that don’t feel like home But I’m still here… Yeah I’m still here… Even when I don’t wanna hold on (Choir – soft: still here… [Verse 2 – Voice B (low, grounded, conversational)] Screen door creaks, you step outside Sit down heavy, won’t look me in my eyes We been out here since the sun went down Two warm cans, that station barely comin’ through Ashtray overflowin’, we a couple in too Same old songs we know by heart You been stuck on that porch light glowin’ Like it knows somethin’ you don’t Like it figured it out and you’re still lost Used to sit right here when we were kids Say that light meant everything’d be alright I see it in the way you sit Like your shoulders holdin’ weight Like every thought got hands tonight And they won’t let you break (Choir – stronger: still here… hold o [Bridge – DUET (A lead emotion / B support underneath)] Voice A (fragile): What if I say out loud… What I been scared to say… “I ain’t okay…” Voice B (low, under): (you ain’t alone…) Voice A: “But I ain’t gone away…” Voice B: (I’ll stay…) ⸻ [Final Chorus – FULL DUET (interwoven, not blended)] Voice A (emotion): I keep sayin’ “enough already” Voice B (grounded): But the night don’t get the last word Voice A: Wish the credits rolled already Voice B: You ain’t done just ‘cause it hurts Both (together, wide): I don’t know if I’m ready To believe where I belong But I’m still here… Yeah I’m still here… (Choir FULL, wide, human: still here… hold on…) Still breathin’… And that’s somethin’… Yeah that’s somethin’… ⸻ [Outro – stripped] (guitar only) Like the start… of a different song…